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I'd take a sizable bet that amber alerts cause far more loss of life -- with their blaring alerts from muted phones at all times -- than they arguably could sav
by nullc 4y ago
I'd take a sizable bet that amber alerts cause far more loss of life -- with their blaring alerts from muted phones at all times -- than they arguably could save.
- gs17 4y agoI've often wondered about that too. They woke me up at 3 or 4 AM with a noise that should be reserved for "you're going to die if you don't act RIGHT NOW" before I turned them off, and that has to be bad for everyone's health.
- nullc 4y agoYep, disturbing sleep is known to cause mortality-- not at high rates but if you do it at massive scale it adds up. The alerts also startle people while driving or doing other dangerous and concentration requiring activities and cause them to interact with their phones.